Visit a floating village

This is Southeast Asia’s largest freshwater lake, but the real treat is seeing how the fisherman and their families live. Wooden houses are built on long, sturdy stilts to avoid getting soaked by the flooding that makes this area so perfect for fishing. You can book a boat trip to villages like Chong Khneas (the best-known) but beware: it can feel very much like a tourist trap, the locals see hardly any of the money from your entrance fee and you may have your photo taken so it can be sold back to you on a decorative plate! Instead, try Kompong Khleang, a little further out, but retaining its intended purpose, as a working Khmer community. The stilt houses look at their most scenic during the wet season when the water levels are high (May to October).